Cosmetic container



Dec. 26, 1939.

A R. BOTHAM COSMETIC CONTAINER Filed Nov. 18, 1938 ll NH '7 ,INVZTOR.

Patented Dec. 26, 1939 UNITED STATES cosME'ric CONTAINER Arthur R.Botham, New York, N. Y. assignor to Coty, Inc., Wilmington, Del., a.corporation of Delaware Application November 18, 1938, Serial No.241,099

4 Claims.

My invention relates to cosmetic containers and more particularly to adevice whereby a plurality of cosmetics are maintained in assembledrelation.

Liprouge and face powder are the most widely and frequently usedcosmetics and the present invention is particularly concerned therewith.

One of the objects of my invention is to proits container shall bemaintained distinct from.

any other cosmetic and container, the connection operating merely tomaintain the several containers in permanent juxtaposition.

Another object of my invention is to produce such an assembly whichshall possess a degree of flexibility necessary to permit the devicetoaccommodate itself to its environment, usually the irregular confinesof a ladys handbag.

Another and very important object of my invention is to produce aninseparable cosmetic combination whose assembly shall be most easily andeconomically efiected and shall also elfect great savings in themanufacture of these devices.

Other objects of my invention will be apparent from the followingdescription it being understood that the above generalstatements of theobjects of my invention are intended 'to explain and not to limit it inany manner.

Fig. 1 is a front view of the combination partly broken away, the liprouge casing being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the device illustrating the action of the liprouge casing.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a front View of a modification, partly in section.

In the drawing l represents a base, bearing integral therewith the bodymember II, which 45 together with the cover member l2 constitute theface powder container. Said face powder is designated as l3 and a powderpuff as M.

The body I0 is formed'with two oppositely disposed lugs or trunnions I 5which furnish an 60 axis on which the lip rouge body member l6 ablysecured to the base Illa-and the lip rouge body member Ilia is removablefrom the assembly.

However, in either embodiment, it is obvious that an intimate assemblybetween these related 5 products has been secured while maintaining themseparately usable and providing a flexibility which enables the deviceto be disposed in small and irregular confines. While the use of aflexible string or chain may have been 10 suggested to eifect the aboveresults, such an expedient has proven undesirable since the chain causesentanglement with other objects and is diflicult of assembly, undulyincreasing the cost of manufacture. It is also apparent that thedisposition of the containers enables either one of them to be used as ahandle for the device when the other container is in use.

The device is preferably but not necessarily made of a plastic materialwhich possesses a resilience effective to permit the trunnions IE to beseparated and then permitted to spring into recesses formed in the liprouge casing. Thus it is obvious that the labor of assembly is reducedto a minimum. A resilient metal is also usable.

I have shown preferred embodiments of my invention but it is obviousthat numerous changes and omissions may be made without departing fromits spirit. For example, the pivotal action of the lip rouge casing maybe accomplished by providing lugs thereon which may be accommodated inrecesses formed in the base II! instead of the trunnions l5 and it isunderstood that my invention covers this variation.

I claim:

1. A cosmetic assembly comprising a base for supporting a compactthereon and arms formed.

integral with said base at one end thereof and 7 extendinglongitudinally in the same plane as said base, said arms being adaptedto swingably connect a cosmetic stick to said base.

2. A toilet device comprising in combination a base, a cosmetic carriermounted on the periphery of said base, and arms formed integral withsaid base and extending longitudinally in the same plane so as toconstitute a pair of trunnions adapted to swingably support a cosmeticstick.

3. A toilet device comprising a fiat base hav-. ing an end portionthereof and an adjacent sectionof the perimeter cut away to form a C-shaped opening, the legs of said C-shaped openperimeter cut away to forma C-shaped opening, the legs of said C-shaped opening being adapted toserve as trunnions for swingably supporting a cosmetic stick byfrictional engagement.

5 ARTHUR R. BOTHAM.

